OVER 66(!) guy - left Tampa Bay in August 2008 ending up in rural Nevada about 50 miles from Las Vegas. Married right over 30 years ago (2nd try). We travel as much as we can via our RV and toss in the occasional international trip.

Monday, August 05, 2013

Jeez, it's been a while!

No I didn't get run over by my own truck or anything. We did have to buy two new batteries for the trailer; the old ones wouldn't hold a charge. I was stupid and let them get discharged down to nothing one too many times. Then after cleaning the posts & charging the truck batteries I had to go buy new batteries for it because they wouldn't hold a charge either. I can't really complain; it is a 2008 truck so five years service isn't bad. The guy at the store claimed the average life of a battery out here in the desert is only about 27 months. It sounds really short to me but what do I know. So now I'm just waiting for the Toyota to need a new battery. I mean it's the only one left!

My wife was on jury duty last week and the trial has been extended until tomorrow. We are hopeful that they will be able to finish but not really optomistic. It is a civil case, not criminal, so there is lots to quibble about. She can't talk about it of course but it sounds like it is both boring and facinating at the same time. I'm looking forward to the end so I can hear all about it.

As you can see, it's still pretty warm around here. This display is for Las Vegas but it's pretty close to our weather. Walking is definitely done in the morning or not at all. The folks behind us are having some work done to their yard. I sure feel sorry for those poor guys working in the mid-day heat.

Obviously there isn't a whole lot going on around here these days. Hopefully I'll have more to say another time. Till then, thanks for stopping by. Have a good one.

2 comments:

Up here in cool Canada batteries last a little longer, probably an average of five years but with the time we spend in the south, it is less than that for us. We got four years out of the two six volt golf cart batteries in the motorhome. They are on solar charge so never get completely discharged but we are hard on them use wise in any case. We are a five battery family.